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VOLI\UE 114. —NO. 169
ROLPH ASKS
NEW OPERA
MEASURE
Will Approve Bill Eliminating
Features He Objected To
in Original Measure
The supervisors" publio welfare
committee, with the exception of A. J.
Gallagher, laid before Mayor Rolph
this morning their suggestions for a
compromise and received It is assur
ance that if a new ordinance can be
drafted eliminating the self-perpetu
ating board of trustees and the sub
scriber?' perpetual rights to seats and
loses, he would approve the bill.
Gallagher has stated positively that
h»> has accurate information that the
required 1! votes to overcome the
mayor's veto ran not be obtained.
YEW BIM, FAVORED
During the mayor's absence on his
Washington trip negotiations will be
pursued toward securing the subscrib
ers' consent to a new measure that
will make the opera house in the na
ture of a gift outright. Rolph strong
ly favors such an arrangement. Su
pervisors Payot. Murdock. Hayden
and Bancroft, who met with the
mayor this morning, will strive to
< arry out this program. They de
clare they have an ordinance agree
able to both sides in readiness for
Rolph's consideration on his return
from the capital.
Supervisor J. Kmmet Hayden of the
public welfare committee said, after
the conference with the mayor this
morning, that there was practically
no change in the situation, but that
negotiations would be continued
toward a modification of the opera
1 nuse ordinance that would overcome
ROLPH «iT»M)S FIRM
"Mayor Rolph has not altered his
1 iews regarding the veto bill," he
paid. "He still objects to a self-per
petuating board of trustees and to
perpetual rights to the seats. Our
I'bjeet was to gain from him some
modification of his views, with the ob-
of effecting a compromise. We
tind, however, that we must bend our j
efforts toward securing concessions
from the opera house subscribers. We
expect to have several conferences
with them during the mayor's ab
sence at Washington, and hope that
when he returns we may have a defi
nite proposition to present to him."
Gompers Working to
End Electrical Strike
President Samuel Gompers and
members of the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor are
meeting this morning to devise means
for ending the strike of the California
Eight and Power council against the
Pacific Gasr and Electric company.
President Gompers is said to be confi
dent that an honorable settlement of
differences can be achieved. After
this meeting he will confer with di
rectors of the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion relative to an exhibit by A. F. L
Albanian King Wants
Half Million Salary
PARIS. Nov. 28—A half million dol
lars is the minimum salary demanded
by the Prince of "Wled as king of Al
bania. The prince already has ac
i-epted the throne and the Austrian
und Italian cabinets are trying to in
duce the other powers to accept him.
He insists upon a reasonable allow
ance to keep up his court. His pres
ent income is J30.000. Italy and Aus
tria are disposed to agree with him.
Yon Buelow Writes
Of German Policies
BERLIN, Nov. 28. —Much Interest
has been caused, by a publisher's an
nouncement of a book by Prince yon
Buelow, formerly imperial chancellor,
dealing with the foreign and domestic
policy of Germany under the present
monarchy. It is one of a series of
books on similar topics by distin
guished writers, and some sensational
predictions of its contents are made.
Marksmanship Prizes
For Pupils of Schools
WASHINGTON. Nov. 28. —At the In.
trance of th** National Rifle associa
tion, the war department has decided
to award prizes for marksmanship in
< ompetitions of pupils of the schools
of such cities as will rceognize rifle
Khooting as a legitimate branch of
sport, like football or baseball.
».
Paris to Cairo Flight
Of Aeronaut Fails
PARIS. Nov. 28. —Aviator Daucourt
I as failed in his attempt to fly from I
Paris to Cairo. Word was received j
?,ere today that his aeroplane fell in j
the Taurus mountains and was de
stroyed. Daucourt and his passenger [
were not hurt.
• a
STATUES BY GERTRUDE
KANNO TO BE SHOWN
An exhibition of statues by Ger
trude Boyle Kanno, noted sculptress,
■will be staged soon at the Hotel Oak
land. Among them will be the bust of
Joaquin Miller, completed a short
time before the poet's death. The
date of the exhibition has not been set.
TWO LIGHTERS LOST
EUREKA, Nov. 28.—The heavy
routhwest storm caused the loes yes
[i rday of two lighters and an amount
ol (living gear, south of Gorda point,
w hicb had been used as part of the
machinery to save the wreck of the
■learner Merced-
PART TWO
LADIES OF COURT REHEARSE
FOR "SEVEN SEAS" PAGEANT
Miss Josephine Corbelli (left) and Miss Genevieve Buyers, dancers who will participate in Columbus episode in "Seven Seas" pageant
KYTKA GRILLED
IN SLINGSBY CASE
"Baby Substitution" Hearing
Resumed Before Agent of
High Court of Chancery
Theodore Kytka, who studies hand
writing, spent an uncomfortable hour
in the hands of Attorney Oliver Dibble
tills morning when the Slingsby "baby
substitution" case was resumed be
fore the agent of the British high
court of chancery at the consulate.
Kytka has sworn that the adver
tisement published in a local news
paper for a baby boy for adoption
about the date of the supposed birth
of "Teddy Slingsby" was written by
the wife •of Lieutenant Charles
Slingsby.
Dibble tried to shake Kytka's posi
tive stand.
Although Mrs. Slingsby and "Teddy"
have been at the Slingsby home at
Victoria. B. C, for two weeks. Lieu
tenant Slingsby. is going to stay un
til the depositions are on. the way to
England. The records must be in the
mail by December 15.
•
Half Million Pupils
In a Spelling Match
BLOOMINGTON. 111., Nov. 28.—A
half million school children of Illinois
are'engaged in a unique "spelling con
test. During the coming month all
pupils of the public schools ranging
from the fifth to the eighth grades,
inclusive, will compete by schools.
The winners will next compete in a
township competition, and those mak
ing the best showing will compete in
the final contest to take place at the
state capitol* building in Springfield.
Gold, bronze and .silver . medals will
be awarded."
JOINT TICKEfAGENT
PROMOTED TO AUDITOR
Thomas Love, who has been joint
agent at the ferry depot for many
years for the Northwestern Pacific and
Santa Fe, and for the Western Pacific
since it began operations, has been
promoted 'to 'the position of auditor
of passenger accounts for. the North
western Pacific. J. W. Walden. for
merly traveling auditor, has been ap
pointed joint agent to succeed Love.
Shoulder Smashed by
Fall of Iron Beam
Struck by an iron beam which fell
from a ship's freight sling. J. K. Jen
sen, a stevedore who lives at 3110
Grove street. Berkeley, was probably
fatally injured at 7 o'clock this morn
ing while working on the American-
Hawaiian company's pier near the
seawall. The steel frame fell on
Jensen's shoulder, breaking it and
.causing interna.! injuries.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
Riot of Color Marks Practice
\ of "Columbus at Court
of Isabel"
Color of four centuries ago yester
• day illuminated the dress rehearsal of
j the court ladles of the episode "Co
lumbus at the Court of Isabella" for
I the Pageant of the Seven Seas held at
the St. Francis. This is one of the
' six episodes to be given next Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday evenings at
Dreamland for the benefit of the Sea
men's institute.
Among the pretty dancers who took
part in the rehearsal are Miss Janet
Smith and Miss Myrtle Bartlett.
The seat sale for the pageant
opened this morning at Sherman &
Clay and the Emporium.
Three Injured in
Motor Wagon Smash
SAN JOSE, Nov. 28. —J. M. Cronin,
David Pettlt. a rancher, and his
young son, David, were injured, the
boy probably fatally, when their rig
was upset last night by an automobile
driven by Henry Mentz of this city.
Mentz brought them to a local hos
pital. The Injured men claim Mentz
was driving without lights.
REAL ESTATE DEALER DIES
The funeral of Prudent Redmond,
retired real estate dealer and resident
of Berkeley for 25 years, who died
yesterday at the Roosevelt hospital,
Berkeley, will be beld tomorrow aft
ernoon from the Masonic temple.
Redmond was born in Paris 58 years
ago and is survived by a widow, who
lives at "21 Camelia street. He was
a member of Durant lodge of Masons
and the Berkeley lodge of Elks.
YUBA RESIDENT DIES
Eugene D. Hapgood, a prominent
Mason of Yuba county, died yesterday
at the home of his daughter. Mrs. W.
J. McGlnnis, 2210 Webster street,
Oakland. He was 70 years old and a
native of Vermont. The remains will
be shipped to Smartsville, Yuba
COUtlty, and the funeral will be held
there Sunday afternoon under the di
rection of lodge No. 89, Free and Ac
cepted Masons.
BARGES FOR CHILDREN
At a public ceremony to be held in
Lincoln park, Alameda, tomorrow aft
ernoon the city will accept the two
barges donated by the San Francisco
Bridge company for the use of the
school children. Mayor Frank Otis
will accept the vessels for the city
and the Lincoln Park Boys' band will
play several selections as part of (lie
ceremony. •
SAYS WOMAN ROBBED HIM
Nick Britton, a Western Pacific la
borer living in Melrose, was accosted,
he says, by a woman at Second and
Howard streets at 2 o'clock this
morning. When the man continued
his journey he found his wallet, con
taining $108.75, was missing.
WILL GIVE SECOND DANCE
The annual dance given at Mowbray
hali. Piedmont, by the ft. B. club
Wednesday night was judged so suc
cessful that a similar event will be
held December 2<t
SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1913
BEGINS FIGHT ON
TRAFFIC COMBINE
Pacific Navigation Demands
Same Privilege as Other
Gompanies Enjoy
WASHINGTON. Nov. 28, — Fighting
against the combination by traffic
agreements between the 15 railways
having terminals on the Pacific coast
with the Pacific Coast Steamship com
pany and the San Francisco and Port
land Steamship company, the Par-trie
Navigation company today appealed to.
the interstate commerce commission
for participation in the traffic agree
ments.
The Pacific Navigation company,
which operates the steamers Yale and
Harvard between San Francisco, San
Pedro and San Diego, charges that
the railroads sell through tickets
routed by the two steamship com
panies on joint rates, and that the
rates are not applicable to their ves
sels. The company asks that the priv
ileges accorded by the railroad com
panies to the two rival steamship
lines be extended to it.
Bags Duck Wearing
Fish and Game Tag
While hunting In the marshes near
Redwood City this morning Thomas
Curran bagged a duck which carried
on its leg a metal tag inscribed: "For
returning the same to the fish and
game commission.'* The card was
dated two years ago. The commission
is trying to investigate the migratii n
of game birds in this way.
Culebra's Engineer
At Door of Death
BALTIMORE. Nov. 28.—-It is an
nounced at the Phipps psychiatric
clinic that all hope had been aban
doned for the recovery of Lieutenant
Colonel Galllard, the army engineer
who superintended the work on the
Culebra cut. Colonel Galllard has
been a patient at the clinic for sev
eral weeks, being treated for brain
disease.
JOHN KOVAN, 82, FOUND
WANDERING ABOUT DAZED
After wandering about for hours in
a semiconscious condition a well
dressed man 82 years of age, giving
his name as John Kovan, was found
by the police at Sixteenth street and
San Pablo avenue, Oakland, last night.
The old man 1&' believed to be a resi
dent of Santa Rosa, as he several
times mentioned that city. He Is
being held pending ford from the
Santa Rosa authorities.
TO* PLAY "JOB" AGAIN
A return engagement ot airs. James
Hazlett of San Francisco in her dra
matio recital of "Job" will take place
Jin the First Congregational church,
(Oakland, Sunday night at o'clock.
Fire Sale
Peering Bros.* Fine Shoe Store Damaged By Fire and
Smoke. New Stock Ordered. Every Pair now in the
Store Must Be Sold Regardless of Cost
Men's $5.00, $4.00 and $3.50 Shoes and Shl {Lh\* ol " Ladies' $6.00, $5.00 and $4.00 Shoes and
Oxfords, damaged— IC* 2 in 1 Pumps, damaged slightly by fri JJC
A pair lUu polish, 5c smoke > at » a P air ■ -0J
Men's $4 and $3.50 qj- Girls' Fine Dress Shoes £4 *jr Children's $1.50 Dress QCp
Shoes, smoked only,pr. JI.jj at, a pair II.OD Shoes * a P air 33^
Ladies' Fine Dress ffO JC
Men's $5 and $4 Shoes, (a ir $1.50 Women's Fine Kid Qr Shoes, $5 grade, a pair jkZ/hJ
smoked only, a pair... jZ.TU . Juliets, a pair OjC Men's $3.00 Working in QC
Shoes not damaged, pr. j?Z-0U
Boys' Shoes at, nr $1 Men's Slippers, slight- or Women's $4 and $3.50 <M QC
a pair HOC ly smoked, a pair Out Dress Shoes at 4)1 .v)d
NO OLD GOODS-ONLY IN BUSINESS A SHORT TIME
We were unfortunate enough to have had $5,000.00 worth of children's
shoes bought for our branch store, stored in our Market St. store. They
were slightly smoked. All must go. Buy 2or 3 pairs.
DEERING BROS.
918 MARKET STREET THE SHOE MEN OPPOSITE HALES
' NEVER KEPT SHOES TO SELL FOR LESS THAN $3.50 ===== !
PAGES 9 TO 16
W. F. BOOKS
PRODUCED
IN COURT
Norcross Sentence Rescinded
When Firm Obeys Order
of Court
Three months' fight was ended this
afternoon in the meeting of the fed
eral grand jury when Secretary Nor
cross of the Western Fuel company
produced the much wanted books of
the concern before the inquisitors in
the investigation into charges against
the coal company of swindling the
government.
The corporation made a, bitter fight
against giving up the records. Sec
retary Norcross was convicted and
sentenced for contempt of court for
his refusal, and a fine was pronounced
against the company by the federal
court, but these were rescinded with
the agreement of the company to pro
duce th,eb ooks this afternoon.
Special federal Prosecutors Matt I.
Sullivan and Theodore J. Roche de
clared this afternoon that the jury
will complete its investigation and the
case will then proceed through regu
lar channels in the United States dis
trict court.
Railway Men Refuse
To Cross Dead Line
BCHENKCTADT, N. V.. Nov. 2S.—
Employes of the Schenectady Railway
company today refused to take their
cars across the dead line established
by the General Electric comparfy to
fend off pickets established by strik
ing workers. This gave rise to a re
port that the industrial war would
30on be further complicated by a gen
era! railway strike. Street railway
men declared, however, that they
would take no further action at this
time.
Fire Protection
System Is Mistaken
Iti some unexplained manner the
patent American district sprinkler
(Ire protection system in the Lincoln
building at Fifth and Market streets
became heated at 6-o'clock this morn
ing, causing an alarm of fire to be
signaled to the department. When
the apparatus responded no sign of
fire could be detected.
San Francisco's
First Great Daily
Founded 1856
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Husbandless Women
Have 'Newest, Cutest,
Niftiest Kind of Party'
Divorcees and Those With Tangled
Marriage Bonds Guests of "Ruzzie-
lamb Griswold's" Heart Breaker
NEW YORK, Nov. 28.—Mrs. Ray
mond Belmont, who was Miss Ethel
Lorraine of the Broadway chorus, but
was married to the second son of
August Belmont when the multimil
lionaire wasn't looking, the young
husband later returning to papa, and
her "dear, dear friend," Mrs. Kate
Sangree. who also has had marital
troubles, were among the guests at
the "loveliest, cutest, niftiest, dandi
est and newest kind of parties ever
heard of" yesterday. Their hostess
was Miss Helen Woodruff Smith of
Stamford, whom "Ruzzielamb Gris
wold" once sued for $50,000 for break
ing his boy heart by refusing to
marry him.
Asked what kind of a party It was,
Mrs. Belmont disclosed that it was a
"divorcee party, my dear."
All the guests were women with
fractured, or at least tangled, mar
riage bonds, who otherwise would
have sat at gloomy, husbandless
Thanksgiving boards.
Picks Millionaire's
Berries and Loses
Thanksgiving Feast
San Francisco Florist, Trespassing
on Hillsborough Estate, Jailed
Until Turkey Is Eaten
As punishment for picking raspber
ries on a millionaire's estate at Hils
borough a San Francisco florist was
sentenced by Judge Henry P. Bowie
to forego the pleasure of his annual
turkey feast.
John Nalistini. 55 Valparaiso street,
San Francisco, is the sorrowful per
son who paid the unusual penalty. He
was arrested yesterday picking ber
ries on the Joseph D. Grant estate.
"Have you had your Thanksgiving
dinner yet?" demanded Judge Bowie.
"Not yet," replied the prisoner.
"Then I order you confined to Hills
borough jail till all vestige of turke)
has disappeared."
HAD EIGHT CANS OF OPIUM
William Lengart, a cook, was ar
rested in Jackson street this morning
by Special Agent Smith of the cus
toms service and will be arraigned
before Federal Judge Dooling this
afternoon on a charge of having
opium in his possession. Lenhart
had eight cans in his coat pocket. The
officials have also arrested his part
ner, Henry Strahlow, who had ten
cans on his person.
WATER BILL
SAFE, SAYS
SENATOR
W. H. Thompson of Kawaas
Avers Hetch Hetchy Meas
ure Will Pass Senate
United States Senator William H.
Thompson of Kansas declares in a
letter received by Mayor Rolph today
that in his opinion the Hetch Hetchy
bill is sure of passage.
"My judgment," writes the senator,
"is that the bill will pass practically
unanimously in the senate."
Senator Thompson is a member of
the public lands cortjmittee of the sen
ate, which reported favorably on the
bill.
Mayor Rolph leaves, for Washington
at 4 n'clbck this afternoon to join the
city's other representatives in urging
the passage of the Hetch Hetchy bill
by the senate. The measure comes
up for final action between December
1 and 6, and Rolph hopes to announce
before the latter date that San Fran
cisco's 12 years' fight for the Sierra
water supply has at last been suc
cessful.
Representatives Joseph R. Know
land and John I. Xolan are also bound
for the capital to .end their support
to the bill. Mrs. Rolph will accom
pany her husband, and Knowland will
join them at Oakland. Immediately
upon his arrival at Washington Rolph
will confert with San Francisco's del
egation, consisting of City Attorney
."bong. City Engineer O'Shaughnessy,
Supervisor Vogelsang, former Mayor
Phelan and John S. Dimnigan, secre
tary to the board of supervisors.
Rolph carries with him a petition
to the senate bearing the signatures
of 20.000 citizens of California, em
phasizing the strong public desire in
all parts of the state for the Hetch
Hetchy water supply.
"It is difficult to see how the sen
ate can do otherwise than pass the
bill," said Rolph before leaving. "I
feel that San Francisco is going to
win a glorious victory. It will mean
the dawn of a new prosperity for this
city. Our cause is just; we are bound
to win."
Supervisor Thomas K. Jennings,
chairman of the finance committee,
will he acting mayor during Rolph's
absence.
MRS. E. B. LONG BURIED
The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Baird
Eong. a pioneer of Perkeley and the
widow of Andrew H. Eong. was held
this afternoon. Mrs. I»ng died Tues
day at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
W. E. Brownell. 1915 Oregon street,
Berkeley. She was 72 years old. lieu
tenant Commander B. A. 1 . S.
NY. Dr. T. S. Long, San Francisco;
Dr. A. D. Eong, San Diego, and O. E.
Ennsr. Berkeley, survive her.