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• ALL AND POST, VOL. 91, XO. 146.
SAX FRANCISCO CALL. VOL. 115, NO. 15.
TRAIN ROBBERS FOILED IN ANTIOCH HOLDUP
WILL WOMEN GRAND
JURORS GET $3 PAY
JUST LIKE THE MEN?
Mrs. Lelia M. Mcßoskey, member of the San Mateo county grand
jury, who says even though their pay is held up the women
probers will enjoy their experience.
j Is this
woman
grand juror
'.vorth $3
a day?
- PHOTO BY GEORGE ti. ERASER STUDIOS.
San Mateo County Auditor, Thinking Work Illegal, Starts
Move to Hold Up Fair Probers' Hire
ARE the 11 women on the San
Mateo c*ounty grand jury work
ing without pay. or will tliey receive
the regulation $>' a allowed the
eight male grand jurors?
If the women are not compenaatrd
far their probe of public affair*, will
they continue the work aa a matter of
civic pride or mob the treasury or re
turn to the peace and quid of their
fireaiden?
These are questions that all San
Mateo county is excitedly asking it
self today. They have arisen from
the announcement that County Audi
tor W. H. Underbill has decided to
consult an attorney with a view to
holding up claims of the women.
The auditor is not sure that it is
legal for women to serve.
Mrs. Leila M. Mcßoskey, a. San Ma
Ihr White SnuHr
Prompt and
Efficient
Holiday Service
Glove and Merchandise
Orders Issued
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teo clubwoman who is serving on the
Jury, said:
"Of course, we shall be sorry if we
are not recompensed for our services,
but we shall have enjoyed the expe
rience anyway."
The other women on the jury are:
Miss Dlra Belli, secretary; Mm. Mary Nr.
Miller, Mra. Dora Wilson, Mrs. Elizabeth Blclt
eraon. Mrs. Dells F. Stellman. Mrs. Mary
Fletcher. Mrs. Angnata Geary, Mrs. Julia
Hswes. Mrs. Martha Billings and Mrs. Mary
H. Gilbert.
Kahn Law Change 1915
Menace, Bryan Warns
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—Any at
tempt to amend the Kahn law grant
ing patent and copyright protection
to foreign exhibitors at the San
Francisco exposition might have the
effect of eliminating representation of
some foreign countries. Secretary
Bryan today told the house patents
committee, which was considering the
Bulkley bill, a substitute measure.
Chairman Oldfleld asked If any gov
ernment was hesitating about being
represented at the exposition.
"One very Important country Is now
withholding Its decision because of
this very point," said Mr. Bryan.
Bryce Is in Line for
A New Year's Peerage
LONDON, Dec. 17.—The bestowal
of a peerage on James Bryce, former
British ambassador at Washington, is
predicted today by the periodical
Truth In writing about probable New
Tear honors.
Venezuelan Secretary
Of State Resigns
WIIXSTAD, Curacao, Dec. 17. The
Venezuelan secretary of state for for
eign affairs. Dr. .lose I* Andara, re
signed today, according to dispatches
from Caracas.
President Gomez of Venezuela, with
his army, was yesterday in Maracay.
SIXTEEN PAGES—SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1913—PAGES 1 TO 8
FIRE WIPES OUT OIL PLANT
Zapatistas at Mexico City Gates
BLAZING OIL
IMPERILS
THRONGS
Scores Flee in Fright While
Firemen Battle With Burn
ing Benzine #
A $200,000 fire destroyed the East
Oakland plant of the Pacific States
Oil Refining company today. Twenty
giant tanks containing 125 4 000 barrels
of crude and refined oil. distillate and
gasoline explided or burned, shaking
the entire district. After five hours
the fire was burning without cessa
tion this afternoon, a crowd of 3.000
people looking in.
The fire started when a spark from
an auto truck set a poll of oil ablaze.
Scores were driven ln fright from the
\rk inity. Trenches were dug around
the two acre plant to confine the es
caping fueL
The blaze spread trim the plant
itself. SeveVal horses were rescued
with difficulty when the barn of Mrs.
!A. Ennis of Alameda, near by, was
I destroyed, with 100 tons of hay.
A 50,000 barrel storage tank of the
Southern Pacific company was threat
ened, btu a big force of men was put
to work trying to save it. /
BENZINE TASK BURNS
One of the chief centers of the
fight was to save a tank containing
150,000 gallons of benzine. Although
a bad explosion was feared, the ben
zine burned.
Then attention turned to • 40,000
gallon tank of gasoline.
Besides the tanks, three buildings
were destroyed, and a fourth was
declared beyond hope early this aft
ernoon.
William Lange, president of the
company, said the loss would be at
least $150,000, partly covered by in
surance.
Employes at the plant put the loss
at fully $200,000.
President Lange said It was a ques
tion whether the company would re
build.
The Alaska .Packers' association's
firetug Phoenix threw water on the
flames from the estuary, but this did
little to check them. The fire fighters
on the land side were similarly han
dicapped.
KIREMEN ARE POWERLESS
The firemen were powerless except
to confine the running oil, ablaze.
Every available man was set to work
digging trenches after a general
alarm had been turned In.
The clouds of heavy smoke at
tracted widespread attention, and
caused alarm ln the east shore com
munities.
The plant is at Fruitvale avenue
and Stuart street. East tjakland.
The 50 employes were about to set
to work when J. May. an auto truck
driver, started to fill his tank from a
loading tank. A spark from his muf
fler set fire to a small sump. The
flames spread from the pool to a 10,
--000 barrel tank near by.
EMPLOYES FLEE IN TERROR
As the employes fled In terror the
tank blew up, scattering oil over a
wide area and spreading the flames to
the other 19 tanks.
The employes started to dig dikes
to hold the burning fluid before the
arrival of the firemen. No water could
be used, the flaming oil merely being
scattered hy it.
John Mott, warehouseman, tried to
stop the flames with a fire extin
guisher and narrowly escaped injury.
He was aided by Carl Corrigan, pump
man.
FIRE SPREADS FAST
Besides the tanks there were four
buildings on the two acres, three of
which were quickly destroyed. These
were the warehouse, a two story
structure 50x100 feet; the shipping
house, the offlce building and the as
phalt plant. This was the last to
catch fire.
Day Fireman S. Dougherty, 3216
East Tenth street, East Oakland, re
mained at his post alt'day long, in the
face of great danger, to make Fteam
with which to right the flames. Steam
was being pumped into the tanks.
Dougherty only took a few minutes
off to hunt for his dog, a Scotch ter
rier named Nellie, who was born In
the plant and to whom he was greatly
attached. He rescued her, then re
turned to his post.
Santa Claus Makes
Work for City and
Federal Officials
McDougald Stacks $1,000,000 in Gold
for Pay—Parcels Flood the
' , Postoffice
Santa Claus is making local munici
and federal officials and employes
throw ln the high gear.
City Treasurer John McDougald to
day began the task of stacking up
$1,000,000 in gold, with which to pay
salaries and other demands as early
as possible before Christmas. Five
clerks were put to work handling the
money.
Of the total, $700,000 is for the pay
roll.
It will be paid out through three
windows when the demands are
O. X d.
City Auditor Boyle is getting ready
for ther ush, too. He says he'll rush
the vouchers through as fast as the
department heads get them to him,
and they have all been asked to make
quick returns.
In the postofflce, the Christmas rush
has set in with a will. Postmaster
Charles W. Fay announced today that
last night alone 30,000 parcels for
the east were mailed in San Fran
cisco.
"Ask the public to mail them early
ln the day, was his plea.
He has put On 130 extra clerks and
carriers, and will need more.
It is expected the parcel post will
receive 50,000 pieces daily in a short
time. The rush now is to get pres
ents off for the east; the local traffic
will come later.
"Fresno Dan" Awarded
His Half of $700,000
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Deo. 17.—After
an expenditure of between $300,000
and $400,000 ln contesting the claim
of "Dakota Dan" that he is Daniel
Blake Russell, son of the late Daniel
Russell of Melrose, the estate is still
valued at $700,000. This appraisal
was made in the probate court today,
when the will of William C. Russell
was allowed.
I'nder the will "Fresno Dan," the
accepted claimant, receives half the
property.
$60 Fine for Swearing
At Telephone Girl
Pilloried by Judge Shortall ln court
this morning for swearing at a tele
phone girl, Joseph Ashton was fined
$60 or the alternative of 30 days In
Jail.
The girl was Miss Mildred Richards,
operstor at the ferry depo*.
"A man who will abuse a poor,
hard working telephone girl has not
ia spark of manhood ln him," said the
judge ln sentencing Ashton.
Costly Aigrettes Are
Taken From Actress
By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 17—State
Game Warden Flnley has seized ai
grettes, costing more than $400, from
the hat of a performer on a vaude
vir- circuit now appearing ln Port
land.
Ask Any
BUSINESS MAN
And He Will Tell You
The Classified
Columns
Reach More People
Daily and Bring Results
That Could Not Be Ob
tained in Any Other
Medium.
The S. F. Call-Post
Phone Kearny 86
WANT AD DEPARTMENT
REBELS KILL
HUNDREDS
IN BATTLE
Federals Routed With Heavy
Losses in Towns Sur
rounding Capital
BULLETIN
By associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 17.—Lord Cow
dray in denying today a statement
published in New York to the effect
that he was about to dispose of his
Mexican oil interests to an Ameri
can concern, said:
"Neither my firm nor I have sold
nor are about to sell our Mexican oil
interests to the Standard Oil com
pany or any one else."
nrr«,ETiiv
By Associated Press.
•II AKKZ, Mes.. Dee. IT t nited
State* Connal Letcher at Chihuahua
telegraphed to Consul Edwards today
that almost all foreigners had left
Chihuahua and that the city waa
quiet. Louis Terrazas Jr. is still held
a prisoner by Villa.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17—Rallying
their forces in the foothills around
the Hacienda Nepanapa, the former
country residence of General Porfirk)
Diaz, which is only ten miles from
Mexico City, the Zapatistas made
simultaneous attacks today on sev
eral government forces and inflicted
heavy losses »n the federals.
The sharpest fighting was at Milpa
Alta, where the federals were victo
rious' Tuesday. The federals were
taken by surprise while celebrating,
and were routed.
The rebels, led by Felipe Tijera, a
former federal officer, captured the
greater part of the town, after three
hours' attack. Hundreds of federals
were killed.
BANK PANIC MENACES ,
The government today turned its at
tention to financial conditions. One
bank already Is tottering and its fail
ure is likely to drag others down to
ruin.
Notices had been posted over night
to the effect that the Central bank
would redeem to their holders only
half of of the state bank
bills. It waa announced that as fast
as the deposit of each of the state
banks was exhausted the redemption
of its bills would be stopped.
The panicky condition wai aug
mented by the flooding of the city
with currency by refugees, chiefly
Spaniards from the northern states.
Provisional President Huerta will
receive officers of the French war
ship Conde at Chapultepec castle this
afternoon. The government papers
here are attempting to give an In
ternational significance to the meet
ing.
ESTATES CONFISCATED
EL PASO, Dec. 17.—-"Viva Villa!"
was heard on all sides of Juarez to
day, when the estates of Luis Ter
razas Sr., Knrique Creel and Juan
Creel, including banks, mines, vast
areas of land, thousands of head of
cattle, homes and personal effects,
were ordered confiscated to the rebels
in an official decree issued by Gen
eral Francisco Villa
General Villa Issued the following
statement:
"In view of the exaggerated in
formation that the press has published
recently ln regard to the expulsion of
the Spaniards, 1 wish to make clear
the fact that It is not an expulsion ln
the true sense of the word. It was
a precautionary measure to avoid
greater troubles, as the majority of
the Spanish citizens residing in the
state have been constantly active in
political affairs in Mexico.
"Persons and properties of all other
foreigners will have all protection
and guarantee possible, and any as
sistance we can render them in order
that they may continue their regular
work shall be given them, providing
they ar* absolutely neutral.'
Wife and Kiddies at
Theater, Man at Poker
Game, House Burns
Davdd Fry Left Gas Burning While
He "Sat In" and He Lost $1,000,
' But Not on His Hand
Because David H. Fry likes poker,
he is today mourning the loss of
$I,ooo—by fire.
His wife and children were at the
theater and Fry was away at a poker
game. He had left a gas Jet burning
in the kitchen of his home, 1035
Fifty-ninth street, Oakland. When
he returned home, he found the house
almost destroyed, the jet having set
the kitchen ablaze.
$5,000 Asked on Charge
Of False Imprisonment
cnanes r. Moore oi i<3« union
street today sited Mrs. Henrietta Ra
phael of 1732 Union street for $5,000
damages, alleging false imprisonment.
She had him arrested a month ago
for malicious mischief, alleging he
broke 810 worth of~doors In her home.
Police Judge Shortall dismissed that
charge.
Currency Bill Final
Vote Thursday Night
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—At a con
ference of democratic senators tonight
it is proposed to eliminate the, deposit
guarantee from the currency bill,
change the "lawful money redemp
tion" to make treasury notes redeem
able In gold and arrange. If possible,
for a final vote Thursday night.
Alameda to Vote on
Commission Plan
Alameda is to vote on a new char
ter, modeling the city government on
the commission plan.
City Attorney Poorman Is working
today, having been Instructed by the
Alameda city council, on a call for a
freeholders' election to be held early
next year.
Sympathetic Strike,
Plan to Aid Waiters
By Associated Press,
CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 17.—Officers
of the Cooks' and Waiters' unions
said today they would call out all un
ion bar tenders, chefs and cooks and
other union workers employed in
Cleveland hotels to win the waiters'
strike at the Hotels Statler, Hollenden
and Colonial.
Slayer Gets "Divine"
Command to Testify
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. IT.—Hans Schmidt,
slayer of Anna Aumuller, today noti
fied counsel conducting the defense
in his trial for murder, that he was
under "a divine Inspiration" to take
the witness stand and tell his story
ln his own way. The inspiration
has not extended to his lawyers.
Yuan Shi Kai Denies
He'll Oust Parliament
By Associated Press.
PEKING, Dec. 17.—President Yuan
Shi Kal to*day Issued a denial of the
rumors In circulation that he desired
to abolish the Chinese parliament.
At the same time he emphasized his
intention of maintaining a constitu
tional regime.
Avalon Lights Out at
10 O'clock, Is Plea
Down at Avalon the population Is
in bed every night by 10 o'clock, so
the Santa Catalina Island company
asked the railroad commission today
for permission to discontinue the op
eration of its electric light plant after
10 o'clock nightly until the following
morning.
Bank Vault Robbed;
Thieves Get $40,000
SHREVEPORT, La.. Dec. 17.—The
First National bank here was robbed
of $40,000 today. Two employes are
suspected.
Send her candy. Have it packed
in one of our lovely decorated baskets
or boxes. A splendid stock at all four
stores. George Haas A Sons, 770 Mar
ket. 28 Market. Fillmore and Ellis,
Polk maA fiutter.—Advertisement.
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ONE CENT
DAY IN CONGRESS
&*y*> <s*3> #4*
Money Bill to Pass
SENATE
' Met at 10 a. m. Curreacy de
bate resumed, with republican
senators predicting the admin
istration bill would pass by
Saturday.
house:
Alaskan railway bill, involv
ing lasue ot government ovrn
erabip, debated.
C. K. MahoofT of Denver, vice
president of Western Federa
tion of Miners, made chargea
against mine operators in Mich
igan copper district* at rules
committee bearing;.
Representative Robert* mt
Massachusetts urged Interstate
commerce committee to report
bis bill to require all steel earn
on railroads within four yeara.
W. 1.,. Gas earn and James L.
Gibson of Seattle declared re
quirements of I.a Kollette's sea
men's bill physically Impossible
on Paget sonnd veasels at mer
chant marine committee bear-
Ins.
BRIDE ENDS
LIFE WITH
REVOLVER
Mrs. Martha Dixon, a pretty bride of
four months, was taken to the central
emergency hospital at 11:30 o'clock
this morning dying from a self-inflict
ed bullet wound in the head.
Half an hour later her husband,
Tom P. Dixon, a bar tender, was
taken to the offlce of Captain of De
tectives Moqney and questioned. The
shooting had followed a quarrel over
Dixon's sister.
Mrs. Dixon died on the operating
table just after she reached the hos
pital.
Dixon, at the hospital, declared that
when he returned home from work at
11:15 this morning he found his wife
lying dead on the bed and thought
from her appearance that she had
been dead about three hours.
The hospital authorities, however,
said that she was not dead when she
reached the hospital..
Mrs. Dixon killed herself with a 44
caliber army revolver, the bullet pene
trating her temple. The deed was
committed in the apartments of the
couple, 1696 Sutter street. Her sister
in law, Miss Helen Dixon, who had
come from Oregon to spend ChTlstmas
with tlje Dixons, was in an adjoining
apartment in the same house, but did
not hear the shot. Dixon says this
was because his sister's room was In
the rear of the house.
Mrs. Dixon left no note of explana
tion, but Dixon told the detectives
that he quarreled with her last night
because she had declared that either
his sister must leave the house or she
would. ✓
He was Mrs. Dixon's third husband
and was six years younger than she,
•he being 22 and she 28. Her first hus
band was a man named Savage, a ser
geant of infantry In the army. Her
second husband was named Willims
and lived in Arkansas.
Mrs. Dixon was visited last night by
her brother. Sergeant Patrick Hill of
the Sixteenth Infantry.
Negro Named on Yuba
County Grand Jury
MARYSVILLE, Dec. 17.—For the
first time in the history of the county
a negro, George Wilson, was selected
a member of the Yuba county grand
Jury. In his remarks to the grand
Jury Judge E. P. McDaniel declared
the saloon conditions ln Marysville
are beyond toleration.
President Recovers;
Resumes His Work
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IT.—President
day, but received his callers in his
day, but receive dhls callers in his
study ln the White House.
Government Troops
Defeat China Rebels
HONGKONG, Dec, IT.—Chinese reb
els who threatened to kill all mission
aries and other foreigners were" de
feated by government soldiers, accord
ing to reports here yesterday.
SANTA FE
FLYER IS
AIM OF
THUGS
A holdup of the eastbound Santv
Fe flyer that left Antioch at 11:4 C
o'clock last night was frustrated onljf
by the vigilance and quick thought o{
the brakeman. Bert Hooper,
thought to be one of the bandits, is
under arrest at Antioch.
As the train pulled out of the An*
tioch station, the brakeman saw two
men, their faces covered by black
masks, jump aboard. He promptly
signaled the engineer to stop the
train, and when this had been done,
summoned Constable Whelihan. Th«
latter made a search and arrested
Hooper.
Hooper admits that he was recently
sent to the county jail from Richmond,
but further than that he refuses to
make any statement whatever.
The flyer is followed out of Antioch
by a freight train, the run to Stock
ton taking 60 minutes. When the
freight reached Stockton a man was
seen to leap from it and disappear
hurriedly into the darkness. It is the
theory of the Stockton and Antioch
police that he was the companion of
the man now under arrest.
Emmeline Pankhurst
Is Again Out of Jail
LONDON, Dec. 17. —Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the militant suffragette
leader, was again released from Ho!
--loway Jail today at noon. She had
been imprisoned only since Saturday,
when she was arrested while on her
-■way from Paris to London.
Mrs. Pankhurst was in a state o<
collapse as a result of a "hungei
strike," and was taken in an ambu
lance to the headquarters of the mili
tant suffragettes, where a physician
was waiting. As soon as she is able
she will go to Switzerland to recu
perate.
Longfellow's Grandson
Gives Up Manual Labor
r
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. Dec. 17.—Ed
mund T. Dana, the socialistic grand
son of the poet Longfellow, has given
up the Idea of earning a livelihood by
manual labor and has accepted a pro
fessorship of philosophy and educa
tion at Washington college, Chester
town. Md. Dana during the last year
has worked as railroad fireman, farm
hand and streetcar conductor.
Husband Refuses to
Accent Any Alimony
r - j *
Should a man take alimony?
Samuel S. Johnson says no, and he's
qualified to speak, for Superior Judge
Graham offered it to him today.
Johnson, a demonstrator, said he
had a Job and didn't need the. ali
mony, even if his wife is making $75
a week as a vaudeville performer.
He got a divorce decree, alleging
desertion.
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